Brian Lashoff to take Danny DeKeyser's spot in Red Wings' Game 3 lineup

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May 3, 2013

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Lashoff on Jan. 22, 2013.

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Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said Brian Lashoff will take Danny DeKeyser's spot for Game 3 Saturday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

DeKeyser suffered a broken thumb in the Wings' 5-4 overtime win over the Ducks in Game 2 on Thursday night in Anaheim. Lashoff has never played in the NHL playoffs.

"It's obviously a big loss," Babcock said of DeKeyser. "It's hard to believe a kid out of college would be a big loss but he is. He's played real well for us. We just gotta keep on going. That's the playoffs." ...